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Newstalk. By Ruari Casey. The widescale hunt that took place off the coast of Cork after a distress call from a yacht has been deemed a hoax. The three-man crew of the 'Bluebird' said they had engine problems and were…
The Washington Post. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff. Almost 20 years after the last class of midshipman at the Naval Academy learned how to navigate by the stars, celestial navigation has once again entered the classroom. The renewed focus on the old has nothing…
Harrier approached by the rescue vessel. Photo BBC. An 82-year-old man who spent more than 18 hours adrift in the North Sea was forced to watch as his yacht sank while being towed back to safety in Norway. Julian Mustoe…
Are you a boater who uses a VHF marine radio in Australian Territorial Waters (within 12 nautical miles of the coast)? You are now able to apply for a more appropriate marine radio qualification: the Australian Waters Qualification (AWQ), which…
Bridgetown, Barbados (23 September 2015): Now is the time to sign up for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series (16-24 January 2016), as preparations to mark the 80th anniversary, and to commemorate 50 years of independence for Barbados, are…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has given beacon owners more choice, with an improved online beacon registration system that went live on 15 September. The registration system on the AMSA website is mobile-optimised, handy for renewing beacon registration from a…
The fourth annual Multihull Solutions Whitsunday Rendezvous wrapped up on 13 September and was resolutely declared Australia’s best social regatta by its participants. Fifteen multihulls and more than 40 participants took over the Whitsunday Islands with a week of idyllic…
Boston, MA September 17, 2015 – Boatbook has reached a milestone of 100,000 boat owners and sailors around the globe using the automatic log book mobile app during the first months of the 2015 sailing season. BoatBook is an application aimed at…
From Island Cruising Association's John & Lyn Martin on SV Windflower – Pacific Circuit Rally: When we started off from Fiji on the Pacific Circuit Rally leg to Vanuatu we had waited a week to let a Tropical Depression in…
Independent.ie. By online editors. A yacht owner's hopes of being reunited with his abandoned boat were dashed when the Irish Naval Service sank it. German sailor Thomas Mallanut was forced to desert his 25ft boat after his wife became ill…
The NSW Government has made last minute changes to its legislation controlling parking of trailers on public streets that imposes rules that are much tougher than those originally flagged. The NSW Boat Owners Association report that while a compromise had…
A new report published today in the United Kingdom shows that foreign illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Somali waters by foreign fleets is reducing fish stocks. Once again it is causing widespread resentment among Somali coastal communities, threatening…
mysailing.com.au and Cruising Helmsman received a wonderful letter from renowned pioneering multihull sailor and designer James Wharram: This year on May 15th I was 87 years old. 60 years ago, on the 27th September 1955, I set sail from a…
Following the successful launch at the Southampton Boat Show on 13th September, World Cruising Club are pleased to announce that entries are now open for ARC Channel Islands 2016. More than 50 people gathered at the RYA lounge to…
The frigate HMNZS TE KAHA went to the aid of a yacht in the north Tasman Sea. The yacht MAHI was on a voyage out of Brisbane when it got into trouble on Wednesday night with a leak around its…
Whitsunday Times. By Charlotte Lam. In a matter of minutes, Rob McVey lost his home Proud Mary when she crashed into the rock wall off the Whitsunday Sailing Club on Thursday afternoon. Photos, food and possessions danced up and down…
Jack Hargraves, an Auckland-based yachtie who spends a lot of time in Fiji, has posted on Facebook the story of an old Swan 57 that ran aground on a reef near Musket Cove. Apparently the owner was sailing single-handed, coming…
Organisation for the 2016 Wooden Boat festival of Geelong is well advanced at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club. The festival will be held over the Labour Day weekend commencing on Saturday12th March and running until Monday 14th. Over 150 entries,…
Is it the journey or the destination? Yachties who, like us, are part-time cruisers live on a limited time schedule. This can often lead people to be too defined about where they want to go and when. They head off…
I do not know about you but I like hot showers. I like hot water to wash up with and sometimes, to save gas, I will fill the kettle with hot water before I boil it for coffee. Problem is…
The Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club annual Rendezvous has finished once again. Cruising Helmsman attended the weekend-long party as part of its continued support for the 'exclusively, non-exclusive' yacht club. Over 160 boats anchored in the Whitsunday waters of Gloucester…
Billed as one of the best cruising destinations in Australia, the Tasmanian Government's Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) organisation has launched an online resource for visiting cruisers. Cruising Tasmania is chock full of checklists and resources to get you safely…
News.com.au FOR 16-year-old Mara Stransky traffic lights are a fascinating concept. After all, when you’ve lived most of your short life on a boat, including the last five sailing the world on a 50-foot catamaran, there’s not much need for…
Participants in this year’s Multihull Solutions Wonderful Sail2Indonesia Rally have arrived in Indonesia after clearing out of Australia at Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, and experiencing a dream run across the Arafura Sea. The 48 participants will spend the…
At the recent Sydney International Boat Show one multihull manufacturer delivered short seminars for people interested in buying into the charter boat market. Due to such a great interest in those presentations Multihull Central decided to make it into a…
Australia’s first maritime explorers examined our rivers hoping to find a way into the mythical ‘inland sea’, Matthew Flinders sallying forth with this in mind in 1799 aboard the Norfolk. He anchored in the mouth of the Clarence River, named…
A growing El Nino in equatorial Pacific tends to suppress hurricane activity in the Atlantic but enhance it in the Pacific. This is certainly the case so far for the season. Ocean Navigator discusses the likelihood of the season for…
The Mercury. By Nokuthula Ntuli. Durban – Families whose loved ones were on the catamaran Sunsail that went missing in the Indian Ocean in January, are now considering having the three men declared dead. While they have not given up…
The Chagos community are seeking the help of all yachties who have been to Chagos or may go sometime in the future (or who just want to share an opinion). The residents of this remote island chain in the middle…
(August 9, 2015) – The Safety at Sea Committee of the Cruising Club of America has just published an updated version of its highly regarded Suddenly Alone workbook, now titled Safety for Cruising Couples – Including “Suddenly Alone.” The workbook…
When so many people would love to own a boat and embrace the cruising lifestyle, it's a crying shame that so many vessels around the world lie abandoned or sunk at their moorings. In Related Content (top right) there is…
In 2014, Mark Hipgrave and two friends set off from Queensland to deliver his Beneteau 36 The Healer to New Plymouth in New Zealand for the start of the Solo Tasman Race. He employed professional weather router Bob McDavitt to…
July 2015 – The Royal Langkawi Yacht Club’s (RLYC) redevelopment of its club and marina which began in February 2015 has progressed with excellent results. The redevelopment to enhance the club’s facilities and services has, along the way, been reassessed…
Daily Echo A MEMBER of Swanage Lifeboat crew described the “needle in a haystack” situation when trying to locate a missing yacht after it suffered engine failure in the middle of the English Channel. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of…
The Speakers are in. The time is set: 2:30 every day. Now all we need is you. The Sydney International Boat Show has provided Cruising Helmsman magazine an opportunity to present a truncated version of its 'Captain's Deck' seminars held…
Learn how to fund the dream of catamaran cruising into reality sooner, with charter boat ownership. Multihull Central will be hosting daily Charter Boat Ownership Seminars for the first time at the upcoming Sydney Boat Show at Darling Harbour from…
The Australian National Maritime Museum is calling on adventure seekers and history lovers to sign up and join the crew of its replica of James Cook’s 18th-century vessel HMB Endeavour as it embarks on a new sailing program in 2015…
Bellingham Marine is holding a photo contest for photos of marinas, winners will receive a Yeti Hopper and be featured in the company’s 2016 wall calendar. Marinas are growing around the world, assisting boaties and yachties alike while saving a…
In October this year the Port2Port Rally will leave in a leisurely fashion from New Caledonia. Open to all yachts finishing off the puddle jump and joining hands with the Island Cruising Association pacific Circuit Rally, the Port2Port provides assistance…
PHUKET, Thailand – A near-record fleet is set to compete this week in the 12th Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek off Phuket's southeast coast. Racing over four days from 16th to 19th July, the 38-strong fleet sees two TP52s competing…
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